Equipment unit · VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

2021 Western star 4900

5KJJABDR9MPME4494 · Truck-Tractor · TRUCK
Carriers run under2
21 mo
Inspections4
all-time
OOS inspections1
of 4
First seen07/31/2024
UT
Last seen04/27/2026
CA
Inspected under 2 different carriers in 21 months
A unit that bounces between many operators can indicate slip-seating, heavy sub-haul, or double-brokering. Review the carrier timeline below for load integrity — context for human judgment, not a verdict.
01

Decoded identity

From the 17-character VIN via NHTSA vPIC

VIN
5KJJABDR9MPME4494
Make
Western star
Model
4900
Model year
2021
Body class
Truck-Tractor
Vehicle type
TRUCK
GVWR
Class 8: 33,001 lb and above (14,969 kg and above)
Decoded at
07/17/2026
vPIC returns make / model / year / body class / GVWR. Fields it does not resolve are shown as Not decoded rather than guessed.
02

Inspection history

Every roadside inspection of this VIN, newest first · 07/31/2024 – 04/27/2026

DateStateLevelViol.OOSCarrier (DOT)Plate
04/27/2026CAIII · Driver-only0—BB8 FREIGHT CO 3106861P1344209/IL
03/03/2026CAII · Walk-around0—BB8 FREIGHT CO 3106861TEMP/IL
05/06/2025NVII · Walk-around10OOSCOMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC 1095661YP81936/CA
07/31/2024UTIII · Driver-only0—COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC 1095661YP81936/CA
03

Carriers this unit has run under

2 distinct carriers · grouped by DOT · newest activity first

CarrierDOTFirst seenLast seenInsp.State
BB8 FREIGHT CO310686103/03/202604/27/20262IL
COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC109566107/31/202405/06/20252CA
Names are left-joined from the FMCSA census; a DOT with no census match falls back to its number.
04

Plate & unit-number history

The same truck under different plate registrations across carriers

PlateState / prov.Unit no.CarrierDate rangeInsp.
P1344209IL—BB8 FREIGHT CO04/27/2026 → 04/27/20261
TEMPIL—BB8 FREIGHT CO03/03/2026 → 03/03/20261
YP81936CA—COMMODITY TRANSPORTERS INC07/31/2024 → 05/06/20252
Sources: FMCSA SAFER · L&I · NHTSA vPIC · decoded 07/17/2026
2021 Western star 4900 — VIN 5KJJABDR9MPME4494